Health

July 9, 2026

Tuberculosis: New insights into the pathogen

Credit: Sebastian Geibel Tuberculosis is a highly contagious infectious disease that is typically spread through aerosols and mainly affects the...

Bioelectricity’s promise for therapeutic targets in cancer

Credit: Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers New Rochelle, NY, October 8, 2019--Bioelectricity of Cancer, a special issue of the peer-reviewed...

NSU professor’s research underpins World Health Organization first ever report on vision

Dr. Janet Leasher professor and optometrist Nova Southeastern University view more FORT LAUDERDALE/DAVIE, Fla. - More than 1 billion people...

Scientists find gender-distinct circuit for depression

Credit: MSU EAST LANSING, Mich. - Depression affects women nearly twice as much as men, but unraveling the brain's blueprint...

Women and black Americans more likely to face severe adult obesity

Credit: Cincinnati Children's Severe adult obesity carries many risks to health, but until now, little has been known about childhood...

Developing smart prosthetic sockets to improve comfort and performance

Credit: Virginia Tech As a physically active college student Trevor LeMaster is no stranger to bodily aches and pains. He...

Highly virulent listeriosis pathogen discovered

Credit: S. Doijad, L. La Pietra The bacterium Listeria monocytogenes can cause listeriosis, a life-threatening infection in animals and humans....

Deep3DFly: the deep-learning way to design fly-like robots

Credit: P. Ramdya, EPFL "Just think about what a fly can do," says Professor Pavan Ramdya, whose lab at EPFL's...

Dietary supplement from tomatoes discovered to boost sperm quality

Credit: FutureYou Cambridge A dietary compound found in tomatoes has been shown to improve sperm quality Men taking a dietary...

Researchers are finding molecular mechanisms behind women’s biological clock

Credit: Department of Cellular and Molecular Medicine, University of Copenhagen Researchers have mapped out some of the mechanisms that may...

Study links sleep disturbances and Alzheimer’s among Hispanics

May increase risk of Alzheimer's disease among HispanicsCredit: Miller School of Medicine (Miami, FL) Sleep disturbances among Hispanics may increase...

CTFH and Insilico collaborate on accelerating first-in-class therapeutics using AI

Credit: Insilico Medicine Research Collaboration Highlights The collaboration aims to accelerate drug discovery and development with an AI-enabled platform for...

Researchers use game theory to successfully identify bacterial antibiotic resistance

Credit: WSU PULLMAN, Wash. - Washington State University researchers have developed a novel way to identify previously unrecognized antibiotic-resistance genes...

UA research shows drug can extend survival rates for heart failure patients

Credit: UA College of Medicine -- Phoenix PHOENIX - Researchers at the University of Arizona College of Medicine - Phoenix...

Large study reveals PTSD has strong genetic component like other psychiatric disorders

Genetic data from 200,000 people reveals the heritability of post-traumatic stress disorder is similar to that of depression and other...

Rice bran may help curb malnutrition, diarrhea for infants

Results from a clinical trial in Nicaragua and MaliCredit: William A. Cotton/CSU Photography Malnutrition is prevalent on a global scale...

Lymphoma stage at diagnosis may predict when and where new cancer forms

Credit: University of Colorado Cancer Center With improved treatments, especially the use of anti-cancer immunotherapies, more than two-thirds of all...

Psychedelic drug to be tested for treatment-resistant depression in Houston

Credit: Photo by UTHealth Psilocybin, a psychedelic drug believed to help rewire the brain, is now being studied to relieve...

McLean Hospital received federal funding to help tackle national opioid crisis

NIH funds nearly $1 billion in opioid-related research through NIH HEAL InitiativeCredit: McLean Hospital As part of its efforts to...

Researchers to study medical cannabis and chronic pain